The first question most people ask is, “How did you get into this??!”
I started woodturning when I took a bowl turning class with my dad in 2009. That same year, I applied for the Charleston Farmer’s Market to show and sell my work. A couple years later, I started teaching classes in my studio in Charleston, SC. I continued selling at the Farmer’s Market for seven years, and I continued teaching as well - both in my own studio and elsewhere, visiting woodturning clubs and demonstrating at symposiums all over the USA, in eight other countries, and as far away as Australia. I never would have guessed when I first started that woodturning and teaching would lead to such amazing experiences. Or that I would have met so many incredible and genuine people through my craft. Or how much teaching others would help to hone my own skills - in my craft and in life!
I now teach primarily in my home studio in Charleston SC. In recent years, I have been more focused on sharing my craft through social media - primarily through Instagram and Youtube. I believe that the most positive impact social media can have is to inspire, and I think the ability for people to share their own crafts and explore those of others plays a key role in this. I feel there is a resurgence in people working with their hands, and I love it!! I hope that my photos and videos might spark a creative interest in someone… or maybe, if I’m lucky, in a few people!
My most recent venture has been in designing my own line of turning tools. I strive to create only the highest quality tools and keep them all manufactured in the USA.